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U.S. Forest Service · Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · CA

Tannery

1Heads up1 fire 35 mi away

Wildfire

Ridge fire · 35 mi away · 0 acres · updated Oct 16, 2026

Fires: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 16, 2026

ReservableOut of season, no booking; November 15 opens May 15.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
A night: $30–$60Across the site types the agency prices
Sites: 6563 on recreation.gov

Photos · .

45 ftLongest rig

2,420 ftElevation

220 ftWater · Trinity Lake

4.7 miNE of Weaverville, CA

69%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 7 notices

In the agency’s own words

Tannery Gulch Campground offers four loops of sites shaded by a mix of conifer and deciduous trees on the shores of Trinity Lake. Three of the four loops offer scenic lake views. Campers at Tannery Gulch have access to a wide range of recreational activities, and an on-site amphitheater offers programs during the summer. Keep reading

Recreation

Hikers can access the half-mile Trail of the Trees from the campground. Tannery Gulch also features a boat ramp and swim beach that are only open for use by campers at the facility. Popular activities on Trinity Lake include power and non-motorized boating, fishing, sailing and water skiing. Anglers can cast for catfish, as well as a variety of bass, trout and salmon.

Facilities

Each site has a paved parking spur, picnic table and fire pit. Some also have bear-proof food lockers. Drinking water and flush toilets are provided.

Natural Features

Trinity Lake sits at an elevation of 2,370 feet and is surrounded by the Trinity Alps. Black bears are frequently spotted in the area, as well as bobcats, mountain lions and a variety of bird species. Shasta-Trinity is the largest national forest in California with a diverse landscape encompassing five wilderness areas, hundreds of mountain lakes and 6,278 miles of streams and rivers.

Nearby Attractions

The nearby town of Weaverville is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The former mining town offers restaurants, shopping and self-guided walking tours.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

Only one vehicle is included in the cost of single sites and two vehicles in double sites;Extra vehicle fee is $12 per night.

Rule

Average maximum trailer size is 40 feet

Rule

Due to bears in the area, all food must be kept in approved containers

Everything else this campground posts · 4

Rule

Click here for more information on this campground

Rule

Click here to learn more about the Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Protect California's forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. For more information visit firewood.ca.gov.

Rule

Check-in time 3 P.M. and Check-out time 2 P.M.

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Sep 9, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 65
Hookups: None
Longest rig: 45 ft
Paved pads: All
Accessible sites: None listed
Pets: Allowed
Shade: Every site

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets: Flush Toilets; “…food lockers. Drinking water and flush toilets are provided. Natural Features Trinity Lake sits at…”
Drinking water: Yes; “…Some also have bear-proof food lockers. Drinking water and flush toilets are provided. Natural Features…”
Boat ramp: Yes

Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Water, toilets and showers: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: Lake, River, Creek, Beach; Boating; Fishing; Hiking; Ranger programs; Swimming; Water sports
Night sky · 302nd darkest of 1,201 in CA: Bortle 2

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

No reading yet, book on recreation.gov

recreation.gov lists 63 of the 65 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

No availability snapshot inside the last 36 hours, so this page draws nothing rather than ageing a reading into fiction.

Booking windowOut of seasonOut of season, no booking. On November 15, 2026 at 10 AM ET, availability opens through May 15, 2027.recreation.gov Add to calendar (.ics)

A night$30–$60plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$68–$128DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itU.S. Forest ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record

Watch for a cancellation

Full? Watch it.

One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Tell me when the season opens

Watch for the season to open

One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 27

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service

A night, per site$30–$60

Single Site$30

Double Site$60

These are next season’s rates, May 15, 2027 to Sep 9, 2027. The campground is between seasons now.

If the reservation was made through recreation.gov please call 1-877-444-6777 to make a refund request.

Refunds must be requested no later than 14 days before your scheduled arrival date for a full refund (excluding recreation.gov fee’s).

Reservation Fee: For some facilities, an additional reservation fee is charged.

This additional non-refundable fee is $10.00 for the call center and online reservations.

Refunds for Check or Cash Purchases: Refunds for cash payments will be issued a check refund.

A refund will be processed within 30 days of receipt and approval.

For cash or check refunds please call us at 530-275-8113.

Please Note! Refund requests made during or after departure can only be processed when approved by the facility management staff based upon local policy.

Refunds for Emergency Closures: In the event of an emergency closure the Recreation.gov will attempt to notify users and offer alternate dates and sites (as appropriate).

If this is not possible, reservations will be canceled and all fees paid will be refunded.

Refunds for Naturally Occurring Events: Refunds will not be issued for naturally occurring events like rain, snow, wind, smoke, extreme temperature, low lake level, etc.

If you are requesting a refund for a walk-up site, please contact the host on-site or call us 530-275-8113.

All refunds must be approved and issued through our office or processed though Recreation.gov.

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What this campground addsits own record

Extra vehicle$12

“Extra vehicle fee is $12 per night.” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$38–$68

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$68–$128

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $30–$60 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 6

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Oct 1, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

What this campground adds: The U.S. Forest Service’s own fee record and notices for this campground, quoted verbatim. An extra-vehicle charge is set locally and appears on no national schedule, so it’s never assumed. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

90 records · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 57 mapped sites

78 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

Most roomLoop D 026 174 ftLoop A 074 120 ftLoop A 075 116 ftLoop C 040 116 ftLoop C 039 115 ft

Least roomLoop A 066 35 ftLoop A 067 35 ftLoop A 057 47 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 90 records

57 of 90 records located

Standard57

051 053 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 081 082 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 049 022 023 024 026 027 028 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 054M 055M 063M 080M 083M

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 57 of the 90 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 65 of the 90 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.


A	050	standard nonelectric	35 ft				$30–$60
A	051	standard nonelectric	35 ft	87 ft	764 ft	625 ft	$30–$60
A	052	standard nonelectric	35 ft				$30–$60
A	053	standard nonelectric	35 ft	87 ft	686 ft	685 ft	$30–$60
A	056	standard nonelectric	40 ft	93 ft	400 ft	984 ft	$30–$60
A	057	standard nonelectric	45 ft	47 ft	403 ft	1,178 ft	$30–$60
A	058	standard nonelectric	40 ft	47 ft	357 ft	1,220 ft	$30–$60
A	059	standard nonelectric	25 ft	90 ft	260 ft	1,315 ft	$30–$60
A	060	standard nonelectric	35 ft	90 ft	186 ft	1,341 ft	$30–$60
A	061	standard nonelectric	30 ft	101 ft	96 ft	1,441 ft	$30–$60
A	062	standard nonelectric	40 ft	102 ft	191 ft	1,416 ft	$30–$60
A	064	standard nonelectric	40 ft	54 ft	342 ft	947 ft	$30–$60
A	065	standard nonelectric	35 ft	96 ft	255 ft	1,027 ft	$30–$60
A	066	standard nonelectric	40 ft	36 ft	239 ft	956 ft	$30–$60
A	067	standard nonelectric	35 ft	36 ft	204 ft	985 ft	$30–$60
A	068	standard nonelectric	40 ft	81 ft	218 ft	902 ft	$30–$60
A	069	standard nonelectric	40 ft	69 ft	170 ft	902 ft	$30–$60
A	070	standard nonelectric	40 ft	77 ft	239 ft	847 ft	$30–$60
A	071	standard nonelectric	30 ft	69 ft	197 ft	847 ft	$30–$60
A	072	standard nonelectric	30 ft	67 ft	188 ft	803 ft	$30–$60
A	073	standard nonelectric	30 ft	67 ft	209 ft	750 ft	$30–$60
A	074	standard nonelectric	35 ft	120 ft	339 ft	692 ft	$30–$60
A	075	standard nonelectric	40 ft	117 ft	391 ft	719 ft	$30–$60
A	076	standard nonelectric	35 ft	68 ft	496 ft	603 ft	$30–$60
A	077	standard nonelectric	40 ft	52 ft	509 ft	631 ft	$30–$60
A	078	standard nonelectric	40 ft	50 ft	557 ft	608 ft	$30–$60
A	079	standard nonelectric	35 ft	50 ft	562 ft	572 ft	$30–$60
A	081	standard nonelectric	35 ft	60 ft	632 ft	530 ft	$30–$60
A	082	standard nonelectric	35 ft	87 ft	710 ft	521 ft	$30–$60
A	084	standard nonelectric	40 ft				$30–$60
AREA TANNERY	XXX	unnamed record	35 ft				$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX1	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX10	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX11	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX12	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX13	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX14	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX15	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX16	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX17	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX18	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX19	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX2	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX20	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX21	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX22	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX23	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX24	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX3	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX4	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX5	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX6	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX7	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX8	unnamed record					$23–$46
AREA TANNERY	XXX9	unnamed record					$23–$46
C	037	standard nonelectric	35 ft	82 ft	421 ft	414 ft	$30–$60
C	038	standard nonelectric	40 ft	82 ft	347 ft	496 ft	$30–$60
C	039	standard nonelectric	25 ft	116 ft	328 ft	492 ft	$30–$60
C	040	standard nonelectric	45 ft	116 ft	214 ft	604 ft	$30–$60
C	041	standard nonelectric	30 ft	97 ft	295 ft	560 ft	$30–$60
C	042	standard nonelectric	25 ft	97 ft	305 ft	598 ft	$30–$60
C	043	standard nonelectric	45 ft	78 ft	402 ft	575 ft	$30–$60
C	044	standard nonelectric	45 ft	77 ft	476 ft	516 ft	$30–$60
C	045	standard nonelectric	40 ft	78 ft	447 ft	474 ft	$30–$60
C	046	standard nonelectric	40 ft	69 ft	534 ft	444 ft	$30–$60
C	047	standard nonelectric	35 ft	67 ft	576 ft	376 ft	$30–$60
C	048	standard nonelectric	40 ft				$30–$60
C	049	standard nonelectric	35 ft	67 ft	566 ft	334 ft	$30–$60
D	022	standard nonelectric	35 ft	98 ft	608 ft	212 ft	$30–$60
D	023	standard nonelectric	40 ft	107 ft	677 ft	253 ft	$30–$60
D	024	standard nonelectric	35 ft	98 ft	681 ft	167 ft	$30–$60
D	025	standard nonelectric	35 ft				$30–$60
D	026	standard nonelectric	45 ft	174 ft	702 ft	233 ft	$30–$60
D	027	standard nonelectric	40 ft	69 ft	544 ft	406 ft	$30–$60
D	028	standard nonelectric	40 ft	69 ft	537 ft	416 ft	$30–$60
D	029	standard nonelectric	35 ft				$30–$60
D	030	standard nonelectric	35 ft	63 ft	370 ft	581 ft	$30–$60
D	031	standard nonelectric	45 ft	72 ft	468 ft	483 ft	$30–$60
D	032	standard nonelectric	35 ft	63 ft	372 ft	578 ft	$30–$60
D	033	standard nonelectric	20 ft	90 ft	434 ft	520 ft	$30–$60
D	034	standard nonelectric	35 ft	72 ft	518 ft	439 ft	$30–$60
D	035	standard nonelectric	35 ft	84 ft	474 ft	410 ft	$30–$60
D	036	standard nonelectric	40 ft	82 ft	500 ft	355 ft	$30–$60
MULT	054M	standard nonelectric	35 ft	104 ft	675 ft	787 ft	$30–$60
MULT	055M	standard nonelectric	45 ft	85 ft	469 ft	832 ft	$30–$60
MULT	063M	standard nonelectric	35 ft	54 ft	387 ft	898 ft	$30–$60
MULT	080M	standard nonelectric	45 ft	61 ft	624 ft	581 ft	$30–$60
MULT	083M	standard nonelectric	40 ft	60 ft	682 ft	471 ft	$30–$60
S&P	Double S&P	type not stated	45 ft				$23–$46
S&P	Single S&P	type not stated	35 ft				$23–$46

The agency files 25 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It types every one of them MANAGEMENT rather than a campsite. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.

The records with no site name: Derived by CAMPANAC from the agency’s own campsite records: recreation.gov files some overnight records with no site name, only a row of X characters. A block is read as the campground’s own sites, filed without names, only where the agency types those records as campsites rather than MANAGEMENT, gives each one a coordinate, and their numbering continues the campground’s own numbered sites with no gap. Everything else is left uncounted, and where the evidence doesn’t decide the record is counted as no kind of site rather than guessed at · Sep 12, 2026

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Oct 1, 2026

25 of 90 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate40.83667, -122.84806

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone530-275-8113

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Also near hereTannery Gulch CampgroundWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · 0.2 mi

FawnWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · 0.6 mi Fawn Group CampgroundWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · 0.6 mi Stoney Point CampgroundWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · 1.0 mi Stoney Creek Group CampgroundWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · 1.0 mi

Stoney Group Shasta-TrinityWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area · 1.0 mi

Getting there

Take I-5 to Redding, take 299 west to Weaverville, take a right on Highway 3 and go about 11 miles. The campground sign is on the left, but turn right to enter.

Take 101 to Eureka, take 299 east to Weaverville, take a left on Highway 3 and go about 11 miles. The campground is on left, but turn right to enter.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Sep 9, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

This Afternoon87°Mostly Sunny

Tonight49°Mostly Clear

Saturday84°Sunny

Saturday Night51°Mostly Clear

NWS forecast for Weaverville, CA

Source: National Weather Service, EKA forecast office · Oct 16, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 39°F, day 76°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical December night 32°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

100°32°20°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: TRINITY RVR HATCHERY, CA (USC00049026), 8 miles away and 559 ft lower

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

what threatens it · who answers for it

Roadless country, and what’s coming for it

Roadless

Granite Peak122 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

Weaver Bally829 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Tannery is in California’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Jared Huffman (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from

Right now: U.S. Forest Service publishes no season and no closure for this campground, and it takes no bookings we can read. That’s a gap in the record and not a locked gate: the number below is the only way to be sure.

Sites on recreation.gov: recreation.gov’s own month availability payload for this facility, asked for October 2026, November 2026 and July 2027. It names 63 of the 65 campsites the agency files here, and every one of them carries an answer either way. A campground nobody has read carries no answer at all, never a no. · Oct 11, 2026

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this campground’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate, taken as the median across the 57 campsites here that carry a reading · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this campground’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate: 0.071 mcd/m² of artificial all-sky glow, ranked against the 1,201 rated federal campgrounds in California · Sep 8, 2026

Sky-glow model: Duriscoe, Anderson, Luginbuhl and Baugh (2018), a simplified model of all-sky artificial sky glow derived from VIIRS Day/Night band data, the National Park Service sky-glow model

Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.

Nearest town: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 places, measured by CAMPANAC to the town boundary; population is the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimate · Sep 9, 2026